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One Hit Wonders

After all, it is titled One Hit Wonders because it contains a fine assortment of past hits that includes blues ballads, catchy R & B with strong anthems. The tunes are the stars here with some terrific voices. Songs like “I Will Survive,” the haunting “Get Here,” “it’s Raining Men,” ‘To be Real,” “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” ‘What would You do For Love?” and “Hey There Lonely Girl” were featured by a terrific cast.

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Charles Ives Take Me Home

At only 75 minute long, the play is short and sweet, which gives you little excuse to miss this joyful production. Joy is an element that is often times absent from art, choosing instead to smother us with pretension, spectacle, or cynicism. The director made the theatre our humble home, leaving us with new ideas and warmth in our hearts. I recommend taking the time to bring some joy into your life and walk away with a better understanding of yourself and others.

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M. Butterfly at Court Theatre

David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly, is gem of a play. It is a layered love story that covers themes like East verses West culture, men verses women and fantasy love verses reality. Loosely following Madama Butterfly and an actual French case of a diplomat being convicted of falling in love with a Chinese opera star who was a spy, M. Butterfly is a stunning piece of dramatic theatre that has elements of spectacle and sprinklings comedy.

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Vieux Carre

Vieux Carre is a memory play narrated by The Writer (Ty Olwin), the Tennessee Williams character. He is a young writer from St.Louis who arrives in New Orleans in search of writing material. He has writer’s block since he has little to write about until his new life experiences give him material. His ongoing battle with survival as he becomes destitute affects his writing

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Wit

During this 90 minute one act, we learn loads about Vivian’s work as a scholar specializing in the metaphysical writings of John Dunne, some about the experimental treatment of advanced cancer but little about Vivian’s life. We know she is 50 years old and a touch scholar who demanded much from her students but few hits as to her private life.

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